Nurse hailed the 'prettiest bride' in China after trying to save a drowned man while still wearing her wedding dress
- Nurse tried to save drowned man on public beach in Dalian, China
- She wore her wedding dress while performing CPR for 20 minutes
- Unfortunately the man, who had a heart attack, died despite rescue
A young nurse has been named the 'prettiest bride' by Chinese media after trying to save a man on September 21.
Guo Yuanyuan, 25, was shooting her wedding photos on a beach in Dalian, north east China, when she heard a man had drowned, reported People's Daily Online.
She rushed to the scene and tried to resuscitate the man. Unfortunately, despite her best efforts, he eventually died.
Young nurse has been named 'prettiest bride' by Chinese media after trying to save a man on September 21
The man was said to have suffered a heart attack while swimming in Dalian, north east China, and drowned
Guo Yuanyuan spent over 20 minutes performing CPR on the man until the ambulance service arrived
Witnesses say that they spotted a man, who remains unidentified, in the sea who was waving and shouting for help around 10am on September 21.
Several swimmers on the beach swam out and managed to the pull the man, who was already sinking, from the waters.
When they reached the beach, the man was already unconscious.
Mr Zhao, one of the rescuers, said: 'At the time his lips had gone purple and his face was going blue. It seemed like he had a sudden heart attack.'
As a crowd gathered around the man, it appeared that no one knew how to perform CPR.
About 100 feet away, Guo Yuanyuan, who was a cardiac nurse at a local hospital, happened to be shooting her wedding photographs on the same beach.
Without thinking, she jumped off a three foot ledge and rushed to the scene while still wearing her wedding gown.
She then proceeded to perform CPR on the man as well as giving him mouth to mouth resuscitation for over 20 minutes.
In the process of saving the man, Guo had ruined her wedding dress, spoilt her make-up and broke her nails.
Despite her sorry state, witnesses applauded the nurse's determination.
Guo was on a bridal photoshoot at the time and was wearing her wedding dress as she tried to save the man
Unfortunately when the ambulance arrived at the scene they found it was too late to save the unidentified man
Locals tried to help by sheltering the couple from the sun.
At one point, the man was seen to be spluttering water.
However, when the ambulance eventually arrived, paramedics found it was too late to save the man.
Heart attack has been confirmed as the cause.
Guo's fiancé, named as Xiao Liu, proudly revealed: 'She enjoy helping people normally and that's what I like about her.'
He also said she had run faster than him when the incident occurred.
Images of the nurse saving the man quickly spread across Chinese social media where she was given the title of the 'prettiest bride'.
Guo said of the incident, 'At that time, I only remember that I was a nurse. My career's responsibilities are higher than that of a bride.'
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